SCHEDULE 23Radioactive substances activities

PART 6Radioactive substances activity exemptions

SECTION 7Exemption for disposing of aqueous radioactive waste

Exemption for disposing of aqueous radioactive waste in Table 620

1

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a person (“A”) is exempt from the requirement for an environmental permit to carry on the radioactive substances activity described in paragraph 11(2)(b) of Part 2 of this Schedule in respect of aqueous radioactive waste described in an entry in column 1 of Table 6, where A complies with the conditions in sub-paragraph (3).

2

A is not exempt under sub-paragraph (1) where the person who generated that waste did not minimise the quantity of radionuclides generated as waste to the extent reasonably practicable.

3

The conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are that, in respect of the waste described in that sub-paragraph, A must—

a

ensure that in respect of the total amount of that waste that is disposed of on or from the premises in a year, the quantity of radioactivity which that waste contains does not exceed the value specified in column 3 of Table 6 in respect of that waste,

b

dispose of that waste to a relevant sewer or to a waste permitted person,

c

keep an adequate record of that waste which A disposes of on or from the premises, and

d

allow the regulator access to such records or such premises as the regulator may request in order to determine that the preceding conditions in this sub-paragraph are complied with.